Folding fan



Jan. 3, 1928. 1,655,229 F. H. KLIE FOLDING FAN Filed May 5, 1927Patented Jan. 3, 1928.

UNITED STATES FRANK H. KLIE, OI CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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Application fled Kay 5, 1927. Serial Io. 188,9.

My invention is directed to im rovements in hand fans of the sectional fding type, and its objects are to simplify the structure, provide for riidity and strength in the fan when extende and in use, and to produce aneflicient and practical fan structure at reduced cost of production.Further objects are to provide a structure having surfaces free ofopenings and obstructions and well adapted for receiving printed matter,and

also one having a reenforced hand hold portion in which the means forinterconnecting the sections of the fan are contained and protected, andto relate and shape the fan sections so that the fan, when closed, willbe reduced to the size of one if its sections and will be of convenientpocket size.

- The foregoing and other minor objects are attained by the combinationof parts and 0 details of construction, or equivalents thereof,hereinafter described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a face view of the complete fan fully extended;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the fan closed;

Figure 3 is a view of the extended fan with a part omitted and others insection to disclose concealed structure; and

Figure 4 is a disassembled view of the fan sections.

As disclosing one possible embodiment of the invention, I haveillustrated a fan structure consisting of three substantially identicalsections or vanes, respectively, designated 10, 11, and 12. The shape ofthe sections is preferably generally triangular, as illustrated, withthe apical ends of the triangular sections enlarged and preferablyrounded as at 13, to provide a strong and convenient hand hold. Inpractice, I prefer to provide an oval cover piece 14 (Figures 1 and 2),which preferably conforms in contours to the rounded lower part of theenlarged apices of the sections and lies on the top or outer section 12extending upon the sections a sufiicient distance to brace and reenforcethe assembled parts.

The fan sections and the cover piece 14 are connected in the presentinstance by two rivets or posts 15 and 16, one of which, post 15,constitutes the pivot about which the sections have relative movementalthough the central section 10 and cover piece 14 may be regarded asstationary, in a sense, and the I sections 11 and 12, as movablethereon. The rounded ends 13 of the sections and of the cover piece arepreferably struck on an are about the ivot 15 as a center. The post-16is prefera ly spaced in an upwardly direction from pivot post 15, andthe lateral sections 11 and 12 are rovided with oppositel extendedarcuate s ots 11 and 12" whic overlap in the assembled fan and throughwhich the post 16 passes, the slots being of such length as to limit theexpanding movemen?) of the lateral sections, as shown in Figure As theassembled fan sections, when closed, have all edges flush, I prefer toprovide finger holds for permitting the lateral sections to be graspedand expanded. This is done by forming finger notches 17 in the oppositeedges of the central section 10 and notches 18 and 19 on the respectiveinner edges of sections 11 and 12. These permit the edges of therespective lateral sections to be grasped and pulled out when the fan isbeing opened. Obviously one or both sections may be extended and thesize of the fan thus varied as desired.

The manner in which the fan is opened and closed and the advantages ofthe construction will be evident from the above description and it willbe obvious to those familiar with the art that a number of changes andrearrangements of parts might be made without departure from the scopeof the invention as defined in the following claims.

What I claim is:

1. A fan comprising a plurality of similar overlapped sections, meansfor'pivotally connecting said sections together at one end, a coverpiece on the pivoted ends, said ends of the sections and the cover piecebeing similarly enlarged and rounded to form a hand piece, and a postspaced from the pivot point and connecting the cover piece to one of thesections, each of the other sections being formed with slots of equallength engaging said post.

2. A fan comprising a central section and lateral sections disposed insuperposed relation, a cover piece at one end of the sections, a pivotpost uniting the cover piece and sections, and a second post connectingthe cover piece to one of the sections at a point spaced from the pivotpost and passing through slots formed in each of the other sections,said slots and post constituting means for limiting relative pivotalmovement of the fan sections.

3. A fan comprisin three substantially triangular sections an a coverlece disposed in superposed relation, sal sect ons and the cover piecebeing rounded at the apical ends of the sections to form a hand hold, apost located on the axis of the rounded ends and pivotally connectingthe cover piece and sections together, and a second post spaced fromsaid pivot post and connecting the cover piece to the under sections,the intermediate sections being formed with slots receiving said secondpost, the

length of said slots being gauged to retain said sections fan is 0 en.

4. A an comprising a central substantiall triangular sectlon the apicalend of whic is enlarged, a cover piece overlying said enlarged end andconforming thereto in shape, a pair of rivets fixedly connecting saidcentral section and cover piece in spaced relation, said, rivets beingspaced on the longitudinal axis of said section, and a pair of fansections conforming in shape to the central section and disposed betweenthe central section and cover piece, said sections being pivoted on oneof said rivets and each formed with a short slot receiving the secondrivet.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

FRANK H. KLIE.

with edges overlapped when the

